NORTH PENN HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS WATER POLO TEAM 2009
PIAA STATE CHAMPION
Head Coach Bill Bartle
Assistant Coach Katie (Plewinski) Grunmeier
Captains: Kristi Baur, Sam Deana, Caroline Andes, Shauna Hannings
Team Members in picture:
First row Lt. / Rt.. 1st row cont.Lt. / Rt. 2nd row Lt./ Rt. 2nd row cont. Lt. / Rt. 3rd row Lt./Rt.
Shauna Hannings Carolyn Anders Anna Janoff Katie Patterson Jennifer Halcovage
Colleen Stiles Jayme Craig Taylor Connelly Alex Kajari Brittany Patterson
Casey O’Neil Colleen Stearns Lindsay Musoleno Mary Morris Karlie Vogt
Kristi Baur Sarah Hannings Claire Thompson Jennifer Barrett Gabrielle Friday
Samantha Deana Brooke Else Lindsay Ackerman
Aspen Trautz
Stephanie Smith
Not Pictured: Molly Flannery Meghan Quinn
Tess O’Neill
PIAA All State Team:
1st Team: Samantha Deana and Kristi Baur
2nd Team: Sarah Hannings and Kathryn Patterson
3rd Team: Sauna Hannings Honorable Mention: Mary Morris
All Americans: Samantha Deana 2nd Team; Kristi Baur 4th Team
Team Record 27 - 2
North Penn 12 Pennridge 0 North Penn 11 Cumberland Valley 3
North Penn 7 Springfield 2 North Penn 12 Fairview 4
North Penn 10 Perkiomen Valley 4 North Penn 11 Muhlenberg 5
North Penn 10 Wyoming V West 1 North Penn 8 Pennridge 1
North Penn 13 Wissahickon 3 North Penn 12 Wissahickon 2
North Penn 12 Upper Merion 5 North Penn 12 Upper Merion 7
North Penn 16 Germantown Acad. 5 North Penn 15 Upper Perkiomen 5
North Penn 16 Pottsville 6 North Penn 8 Governor Mifflin 1
North Penn 8 Eire McDowell 0 North Penn 3 Wilson 8
North Penn 4 Upper Arlington 8 North Penn 6 Souderton 2
North Penn 10 Thomas Worthington 6
State Championship Games:
North Penn 14 Springfield 6 North Penn 15 Eire McDowell 4
North Penn 11 Souderton 6 North Penn 12 North Allegheny 2
North Penn 11 Eire McDowell 8 North Penn 10 Cumberland Valley 3
North Penn 15 North Allegheny 7 North Penn 8 Wilson 7
Inducted NPAAA Hall of Fame 2017
2009 Girls PIAA State Water Polo Champions
The 2009 Girls Water Polo team started the season with only one returning starter, and few players had little experience from the prior year. While the team was inexperienced their goal remained the same, a League Title and State Title.
The team completed the 2009 regular season with a Suburban One League Title and a record of 27-2. Similar to 2008 the girls were defeated by Upper Arlington, Ohio and a very strong and hungry Wilson West Lawn Team. The team realized that making it to the State finals was not going to be an easy task, and even more difficult to challenge for another State Title.
The girls played well in the first two rounds of the State tournament only to find themselves facing a Wilson team that had cruised to a 29-0 record, including an 8-3 defeat of the Maidens the week prior. However, that did not deter the NP girls as they believed in each other and always were ready for a challenge. What happened next was a game that all in attendance will never forget.
The State Final began with the Maidens shocking the Bulldogs by taking an early lead and challenged the Bulldogs until mid-way through the final quarter. With less than two minutes remaining the Bulldogs held a two-goal lead making most believe the game was out of reach, however, someone forgot to the NP girls. In the final minutes, senior Sam Deana made two spectacular goals, the second with just seconds left on the clock. The Bulldogs still had one final possession, but goaltender Katie Patterson stopped the Bulldogs final challenge and ensured the teams would head to overtime. The stunned Bulldogs never recovered as senior Kristi Baur led the Maidens to an 8-7 overtime victory. Giving North Penn back to back State titles and a 3rd State Title in 4 years.
Coach Katie Grunmeier (Plewinski) summed it up by saying “when the entire team is motivated there is nothing that can stop them”.